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Thanks for such a great trip report ! We just booked our reward flights for our first trip to Taiwan, and we're looking at booking Uinn Business Hotel for our first four nights - the rooms look modern and spacious.

Excellent news ! Yesterday I booked two business seats Melbourne to Taiwan, then Bangkok to Melbourne, but could not do Taiwan to Hanoi. Today's news that all China Airlines routes would be available was brilliant timing - and I was able to book two seats business Taiwan to Hanoi ! Feels amazing...

Thanks Matt. I knew that Singapore Airlines didn’t increase their RTW award chart at the last increase before this one, and so this 90,000 points increase for two people in first class seems reasonable.

I missed seeing Singapore Airlines’ announcement about its Round-the-World award increases effective 5 July, but thanks to AFF for today’s email heads-up! Prices are now as follows: Economy: 200,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles + taxes (previously 180,000 miles) Business: 280,000...

Has anyone else received this limited time status credits offer from Qantas ? Up to 100 bonus status credits, with 1 status credit for every 5,000 Qantas points transferred from credit card rewards points, ending 24 June 2022:

Have RTW awards been affected? 360k for F ? I could not find mention on the new charts.

What a superb trip report, thank you ! Your unswerving determination and patience to navigate all the administrative protocols is nothing short of outstanding. I'm just so excited reading about your international travel experiences, and you've given me the resolve to get booking overseas trips -...

Yesterday I received an email from Singapore Airlines, notifying me of an up to 15% points bonus transfer offer, from, among others, Amex Membership Rewards to Kris Flyer ! The offer ends 22 November and bonus points count towards the other Singapore Airlines status offer. The promotion details...

True - they keep reminding me that I've been a loyal card member since 1998 - though I remind them that period includes corporate credit cards, and that my current (and second) platinum charge card is from 2011. I do have 1.4m points. I was told by David in the cancellation team today that Amex...

That is true, and enjoy it - while you can. The other dance game I must play is that my corporate career years are behind me, and as a wealthy self-funded retiree, unless I want to go through the intrusive process of revealing every financial detail - only to be rejected - then I'm at the mercy...

My card renewal is the end of October. So I phoned the platinum charge card 1800 number and spoke with Viola in Sydney card accounts, and she then put me through to "the redemption team" - Vanessa, in Manila - who offered just 30k points. I thanked her and said I'd consider her offer. I then...

This offer is sold out.

Which hotels in Canberra are quarantine hotels?

Wow, congratulations, and what a stressful and Herculian effort you had to make ! We booked Antarctica in March 2019 for January 2021. Here it is mid-November and Ponant still haven't officially cancelled the cruise. In the end, because we still want to visit Antarctica, we moved our cruise in...

Thank you Keith for an excellent trip report ! I can *hardly* wait to be released from Lockdown Melbourne and to book a holiday here. It has been on my radar for a long time, and thanks to your terrific photos and report, I'm not going to hesitate to go. Thanks also for the accomodation...